I’ve been going through some of my old pictures and realized I have a couple of dishes that I haven’t blogged about. Back in mid August Carla headed down to Ashland, Oregon with her sisters to attend a couple of plays at the Shakespeare Festival. Left on my own, I was out running some errands… Continue reading Remembering Summer – Strawberry Sorbet
Month: October 2016
Reading: The General Vs The President by H.W. Brand
The General vs. the President: MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War by H.W. Brands My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book is an engaging narrative of the battle between General Douglas MacArthur and President Harry S Truman during the Korean War. Brand uses quotes from original sources to bring the story… Continue reading Reading: The General Vs The President by H.W. Brand
Reading: The Complete Guide to Sony’s A7r II by Gary L. Friedman
The Complete Guide to Sony’s A7 and A7r by Gary L. Friedman My rating: 4 of 5 stars I picked up this book a week or two before I bought the camera this summer – just to see if the camera was all it was cracked up to be. The camera is, and the book… Continue reading Reading: The Complete Guide to Sony’s A7r II by Gary L. Friedman
Reading: The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen My rating: 4 of 5 stars Some spoilers here. The protagonist in this novel about the fall of South Vietnam is a divided person and that division makes him an ouytsider and gives him an interesting viewpoint. He is physically divided because his mother is Vietnamese while is absent… Continue reading Reading: The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
